Musical instrument string securing device



June 23, 1931. c. B. WILLIAMS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STRING SECURING DEVICE Filed May 23, 1930 INVENTOR. YE. B. UJILLIHITIS M ATTORNEYS.

ing the Patented June 23, 1931 CALVERT B. WILLIAMS, or SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STRING SECURING DEVICE Application filed May 23,

This invention relates to improvements in means for locking the strings of a violin or similar instrument to the tuning pegs thereof.

The principal object of this invention is to 5 provide means for securely locking the ends of the string in the pegs.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device wherein a short end may be readily engaged and held in counter-distinc- 19 tion to the conventional method of first wrapping the end of the string about the peg.

A further object is to produce a device which is economical to manufacture and install.

A still further object is to produce a device which will simplify the labor in stringing a musical instrument.

Other objects and advantages will be ap- 'parent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure I is a fragmentary view of the head of a musical instrument having my invention applied thereto,

Figure II is an enlarged detail cross section of one of the pegs with my device attached thereto, and

Figure III is an enlarged detail view of my device.

In the stringing of a musical instrument it often occurs that the string is very short and consequently only long enough for the end of the string to pass through the opening in the peg, and not long enough to wrap around the peg in order to secure the end. I have therefore devised a very simple sleeve which slides upon the peg, which sleeve has an opening therethrough that registers with the opening in the peg. By inserting the end of the string through an opening in the ring and an opening in the peg and slightly turnpeg, the end of the string will be caught between the ring and'peg and further tightening action will cause a very thorough tightening of the string and of the peg.

1930. SerialNo. 455,039.

ferred'embodiment of my invention,the numeral 5designates a portion of a musical instrument such as aviolin having the cus- V tomary head 6 which is so formed as to provide a pair of spaced supports .7 and 8, through which pegs 9 pass and are rotatably held therein. These pegs are, of the usual construction and form no part of my invention.

- :Each tpeg has an opening 11v extending therethrough. Upon each peg I place a grip ring 12. This ring is preferably made of metal and may consist of copper, brass, silver, gold or aluminum. This ring is provided with slots 13which register with the opening 11. It is of course obvious that these slots may take the form of a hole without departing from the spirit of the invention. When the ring is placed upon the peg and is in the position shown in Figure III the end of one of the strings 14 may be placed through the slot and through the hole 11 and the peg 9 given a slight turn as indicated by the arrow in Figure II. The pulling of the string over the edge 16 of the ring 12 will cause the ring 12 to move in the direction of the arrow thereon as shown in Figure II. This will cause a gripping between the points A and B of this figure, and further movement of the peg will only serve to further tighten this grip.- As the end ofthe string passes entirely through the peg a similar gripping action will take place at the points C and D.

It might be mentioned that it is not necessary that the string pass entirely through the peg for even though the string extends only half way through the opening 11, a positive gripping of the string will be obtained between the points A and B. I also propose .to make the ends of the grip bands adjacent the slots 13 rounded so that the string will roll onto the peg and thus eliminate the danger of a cutting or marring of the good string by the sharp end of the ring.

It will thus be seen that with my device a short end of a string may be readily grasped and held in the peg and that the tighter the string is tensioned, the greater will be the In the accompanying drawings wherein for gripping action. the purpose of illustration is shown a pre- It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 10 1. A musical instrument string securing de vice comprising a rotatable tuning peg a ring positioned on said peg, said peg and said ring having coinciding openings extending there through and adapted to grip a string passing 15 through said openings.

2. A musical instrument string holding device embodying a tuning peg, a ring rotatably positioned on said peg and adapted to rotate in a direction opposite the direction of the peg, said ring and said peg having coinciding openings extending therethrough whereby the end of a string passing through said ring and said peg will be gripped through the opposing rotating action.

as In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CALVERT B. WVILLIAMS. 

